Folk Music Radio Airplay Chart
May 2021, Week 2

Compiled by Richard Gillmann
From Playlists Submitted to FOLKDJ-L

TOP ALBUMS of May 2021, Week 2
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2964 plays from 102 playlists from 82 Folk DJs

  1: "First Farewell," Peggy Seeger [Red Grape, 4/2021] (28)
        "Lullabies for Strangers" (4)
        "Lubrication" (4)
        "The Invisible Woman" (4)
        "Dandelion And Clover" (4)
  2: "Red Maple Tree," Sloan Wainwright [Self, 3/2021] (25)
        "Help Each Other Through" (5)
        "Red Maple Tree" (4)
        "In Times Like These" (4)
  3: "Knew Things," Cliff Eberhardt [Self, 5/2021] (23)
        "Room In The City" (6)
        "The Things I Left Behind" (5)
        "Pay for the Things That You Do" (3)
  4: "On Solid Ground," Reggie Harris [Self, 4/2021] (22)
        "On Solid Ground" (3)
        "It's Who We Are" (3)
  5: "Time Out Session 1," The Accidentals [Self, 5/2021] (21)
        "Wildfire" (8)
        "Might as Well Be Gold" (4)
        "All Shall Be Well" (4)
        "Anyway" (3)
  6: "There Used To Be Horses Here," Amy Speace And The Orphan Brigade [Windbone, 4/2021] (20)
        "There Used To Be Horses Here" (5)
        "Mother Is a Country" (4)
  7: "We Shall Stay Here," Paul Kaplan [Old Coat, 5/2021] (19)
        "These Are the Days" (7)
        "Little Boxes" (4)
  8: "Ballad Of A Bad Girl," Kate McDonnell [Dog-Eared Discs, 5/2021] (17)
        "Ballad of a Bad Girl" (4)
        "As Long As I Can See The Light" (4)
  9: "All This Time Running," Craig Cardiff [True North, 5/2021] (14)
        "All This Time Running" (8)
        "Fire, Fire Fire" (2)
  9: "Annamania," Anna Elizabeth Laube [Ah...Pockets!, 4/2021] (14)
        "Sweet Boy From Minnesota" (3)
        "Already There" (3)
        "Please Let It Rain In California Tonight" (3)
        "All My Runnin'" (2)
  9: "Gone," Tim Grimm [Vault, 3/2021] (14)
        "Cadillac Hearse" (4)
        "Laurel Pearl" (2)
        "Dreaming of King Lear" (2)
        "Gone" (2)
        "A Dream" (2)
  9: "Markology Ii," Mark O'Connor [Omac, 5/2021] (14)
        "Alabama Jubilee" (3)
        "Salt Creek" (3)
        "Beaumont Rag" (2)
        "Shenandoah" (2)
 13: "Bang At The Door," Donna Herula [Self, 5/2021] (13)
        "Promise Me" (2)
        "Movin' Back Home" (2)
        "Fixin' to Die" (2)
 13: "Changemakers," Crys Matthews [Self, 3/2021] (13)
        "For The Women With Steel In Their Bones" (2)
        "Time MacHine" (2)
        "Selfless" (2)
        "How Many More" (2)
        "Changemakers" (2)
 15: "Just Causes," Noel Paul Stookey [Neworld, 4/2021] (12)
        "Not That Kind of Music" (2)
        "In These Times" (2)
        "Jean Claude" (2)
 16: "Everybody Wants My Hat," Marc Black [Suma, 5/2021] (11)
        "Everybody Wants My Hat" (4)
        "The Architect Blame the Builder" (2)
        "Red Red Robin" (2)
        "Here Come da Moon" (2)
 16: "They're Calling Me Home," Rhiannon Giddens & Francesco Turrisi [Nonesuch] (11)
        "Bully For You" (2)
        "Black as Crow" (2)
        "Waterbound" (2)
 18: "The Fray," John Smith [Thirty Tigers, 3/2021] (10)
        "One Day at a Time" (2)
        "Deserving" (2)
        "Sanctuary" (2)
        "Star-Crossed Lovers" (2)
 19: "Tapered Point Of Stone," Eli West [Self, 3/2021] (9)
        "Johnny Wombat" (3)
        "Sweet Marie" (2)
        "I Know Your Wandering Heart" (2)
 19: "Evidence Of Hope," Friction Farm [Self, 3/2021] (9)
        "I Am A Mother" (2)
 21: "Old-Time Sweethearts v.1 and 2," Various Artists [Dittyville] (7/10)
        "Kansas City Reel," Betse Ellis & Clarke Wyatt (1)
 21: "Bluegrass Troubadour," Danny Paisley And The Southern Grass [Pinecastle, 2021] (7)
        "Eat At The Welcome Table" (2)
 21: "Brand New Good Old Days," Leftover Salmon [Compass] (7)
        "Boogie Grass Band" (2)
        "Left Unsung" (2)
 21: "Normal Isn't Normal Anymore," Rod Abernethy [Downstairs, 1/2021] (7)
        "Just Around the Corner" (4)
 21: "Ramble On," Charlie Marie [Self, 5/2021] (7)
        "El Paso" (2)
        "Soul Train" (2)
 21: "Vivian Leva And Riley Calcagno," Vivian Leva And Riley Calcagno [Free Dirt, 3/2021] (7)
        "Red Hen" (2)
        "Love and Chains" (2)
 21: "Stone By Stone," Tret Fure [Tomboy Girl, 1/2021] (7)
        "Old Tin Cup" (5)
 28: "+1," Mike Barnett [Compass, 3/2021] (6)
        "Fire In the Hole" (3)
 28: "Bullseye," The Shootouts [Self] (6)
        "Another Mother" (2)
 28: "Cycles," Rachel Baiman [Signature Sounds, 5/2021] (6)
        "Rust Belt Fields" (2)
        "When You Bloom" (2)
 28: "Let's Get Happy Together," Maria Muldaur With Tuba Skinny [Stony Plain, 4/2021] (6)
        "Big City Blues" (2)
 28: "No Remedy," Mare Wakefield & Nomad [Maresie, 5/2021] (6)
        "Safe Heart" (1)
 28: "Poets," Liz Simmons [Self, 3/2021] (6)
        "Night in the City" (2)
        "Sailing in to Shore" (2)
 28: "The Red Album," Red Molly [redmolly.com, 2014] (6)
        "With A Memory Like Mine" (2)
        "1952 Vincent Black Lightning" (2)
 28: "Reunion," Lucy Kaplansky [Red House, 2012] (6)
        "Mother's Day" (6)
 28: "Wood, Steel, Dust And Dreams," Rod Picott [Self, 2021] (6)
        "Not Going Down" (1)

TOP SONGS of May 2021, Week 2
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2964 plays from 102 playlists from 82 Folk DJs

1. "Borrowed Blue" (10)
     from "Borrowed Blue - single" (Susan Cattaneo)
     also "All Is Quiet" (Susan Cattaneo)
2. "Wildfire" (9)
     from "Time out Session 1 - EP" (The Accidentals)
3. "All This Time Running" (8)
     from "All This Time Running" (Craig Cardiff)
4. "My Flag Too" (7)
     from "My Flag Too - single" (Aaron Nathans & Michael G. Ronstadt)
4. "These Are the Days" (7)
     from "We Shall Stay Here" (Paul Kaplan)
6. "Cigarettes And Chocolate Candy" (6)
     from "Cigarettes And Chocolate Candy - single" (Ina May Wool)
     also "Rewrite The Ending" (Ina May Wool)
6. "Mother's Day" (6)
     from "Reunion" (Lucy Kaplansky)
6. "Old Tin Cup" (6)
     from "Stone By Stone" (Tret Fure)
6. "Pass It Along" (6)
     from "Pass It Along - single" (Bob Bossin & Friends)
6. "Room In The City" (6)
     from "Knew Things" (Cliff Eberhardt)
11. "All Shall Be Well" (5)
     from "Time Out Session 1" (The Accidentals)
11. "Help Each Other Through" (5)
     from "Red Maple Tree" (Sloan Wainwright)
11. "There Used To Be Horses Here" (5)
     from "There Used To Be Horses Here" (Amy Speace)
11. "The Things I Left Behind" (5)
     from "Knew Things" (Cliff Eberhardt)

TOP ARTISTS of May 2021, Week 2
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2964 plays from 102 playlists from 82 Folk DJs

1. Peggy Seeger (30)
        "First Farewell" (28)
2. Bob Dylan (25)
        "The Times They Are A-Changin'" (3)
2. Sloan Wainwright (25)
        "Red Maple Tree" (25)
4. The Accidentals (23)
        "Time Out Session 1" (20)
4. Cliff Eberhardt (23)
        "Knew Things" (23)
6. Amy Speace And The Orphan Brigade (22)
        "There Used To Be Horses Here" (20)
6. Reggie Harris (22)
        "On Solid Ground" (22)
8. Paul Kaplan (19)
        "We Shall Stay Here" (19)
9. Kate McDonnell (17)
        "Ballad Of A Bad Girl" (17)
9. Mark O'Connor (17)
        "Markology Ii" (12)
11. Craig Cardiff (16)
        "All This Time Running" (14)
12. Anna Elizabeth Laube (15)
        "Annamania" (14)
12. Tim Grimm (15)
        "Gone" (14)
14. Crys Matthews (13)
        "Changemakers" (13)
14. Pete Seeger (13)
        "Pete" (3)
16. Donna Herula (12)
        "Bang At The Door" (12)
17. John Smith (11)
        "The Fray" (10)
17. Marc Black (11)
        "Everybody Wants My Hat" (11)
19. Lucy Kaplansky (10)
        "Reunion" (6)
19. Susan Cattaneo (10)
        "Borrowed Blue - single" (7)
        "All Is Quiet" (3)
21. Friction Farm (9)
        "Evidence Of Hope" (8)
21. John McCutcheon (9)
        "Cabin Fever: Songs From The Quarantine" (2)
21. Noel Paul Stookey (9)
        "Just Causes" (8)
21. Red Molly (9)
        "The Red Album" (6)
21. Tret Fure (9)
        "Stone By Stone" (6)
26. Eli West (8)
        "Tapered Point Of Stone" (8)
26. Ellis Paul (8)
        "It's A Mean World - single" (2)
26. Rhiannon Giddens (8)
        "They're Calling Me Home" (4)
29. Aaron Nathans & Michael G. Ronstadt (7)
        "My Flag Too - single" (5)
29. The Beatles (7)
        "Magical Mystery Tour" (3)
29. Charlie Marie (7)
        "Ramble On" (7)
29. Dar Williams (7)
        "Six String Storyteller" (2)
29. Jesse Terry (7)
        "When We Wander" (5)
29. Leftover Salmon (7)
        "Brand New Good Old Days" (7)
29. Lori McKenna (7)
        "The Balladeer" (2)
29. Mike Barnett (7)
        "+1" (5)
29. Nanci Griffith (7)
        "Flyer" (2)
29. Rhiannon Giddens & Francesco Turrisi (7)
        "They're Calling Me Home" (7)
29. Rod Abernethy (7)
        "Normal Isn't Normal Anymore" (7)
29. Sarah Jarosz (7)
        "World On The Ground" (5)
29. The Shootouts (7)
        "Bullseye" (6)
29. Vivian Leva And Riley Calcagno (7)
        "Vivian Leva And Riley Calcagno" (7)
29. Alison Krauss & Union Station (7)
        "New Favorite 2001 " (2)
29. Danny Paisley And The Southern Grass (7)
        "Bluegrass Troubadour" (7)

TOP LABELS of May 2021, Week 2
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2964 plays from 102 playlists from 82 Folk DJs

1. Rounder (61)
2. Columbia (46)
2. Compass (46)
4. Red House (31)
5. Smithsonian/Folkways (30)
6. Warner (26)
7. Signature Sounds (25)
8. Sugar Hill (24)
9. Nonesuch (20)
10. Red Grape (19)
10. Thirty Tigers (19)
12. Old Coat (17)
12. Windbone (17)
14. Elektra (16)
14. True North (16)
16. Legacy (14)
16. Vault (14)
18. Omac (13)
19. Borealis (12)
19. Pinecastle (12)
19. Rebel (12)

FOLK DJs - May 2021, Week 2
Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L playlists
Based on 2964 plays from 102 playlists from 82 Folk DJs

Al Kniola (WVPE-FM, IN)
Allen Larman (KPFK-FM, CA)
Allen Mullen (KOCF-LP, OR)
Angela Page (WJFF-FM, NY)
Annie Keville (WVBR-FM, NY)
Art Menius (WHUP-LP, NC)
Artie Martello (WIOX-FM & bluesandrootsradio.com, NY)
Bill Revill (WESU-FM, CT)
Bob Heyer (WWOV-LP, WV)
Bob McWilliams (Kansas Public Radio)
Brenda Tacik (CJTR-FM, SK)
Carolyn VandeWiele (WFHB-FM, IN)
Charlie Backfish (WUSB-FM, NY)
Chris Denerley (beyondradio.co.uk, UK)
Chris Kocher (WHRW-FM, NY)
Chris McGill (WSPN-FM, NY)
Colin Fielding (3INR-FM, Australia)
Craig Huegel (WMNF-FM, FL)
Dan Alloway (KTEP-FM, TX)
Dan Murphy (folkfrontier.com, NH)
Dan Shramek (KBOO-FM, OR)
Dave Aton (WRFG-FM, GA)
David John (KAXE-FM, MN)
Dennis Brunnenmeyer (KVMR-FM, CA)
Diane Crowe (WMCB-LP, MA)
Diane Karl (KBOO-FM, OR)
Dick Hermans (WKZE-FM, NY)
Eddie O'Strange (kiwifolk.com-FM & Wellington Access Radio, New Zealand)
Fred Frawley (WMPG-FM, ME)
Gerry Goodfriend (CKUT-FM, QC)
Jack Dugan (WIOX-FM, NY)
James Sereda (WUSB-FM, NY)
Jan Vanderhorst (justusfolk.com, ON)
Jane Gerlach (WERU-FM, ME)
Jenny Flux (2BBB-FM, Australia)
Jim Gilliland (WRUW-FM, OH)
Jim Marino (CFMU-FM, ON)
Jim Welsh (Radio Summerhall & MixCloud, UK)
John Platt (WFUV-FM, NY)
John Rumsey (KVMR-FM, CA)
John Weingart (WPRB-FM, NJ)
Jon Colcord (Syndicated, NH)
Jon Stein (WTBQ-AM, NY)
Justin Helmer (KVSC-FM, MN)
Karen Rakos (KEUL-FM, AK)
Ken Batista (WYEP-FM, PA)
Kevin Elliott (WEFT-FM, IL)
Kevin Vance (KALW-FM & KPFA-FM, CA)
Laura Chartier (MixCloud)
Len Holton (KUAR-FM, NY)
Lyle D. Skinner (CJUM-FM & CKJS-AM, MB)
Mara Noelle (KVMR-FM, CA)
Mark Michaelis (WGDR-FM & WGDH-FM, VT)
Mary Katherine Aldin (KPFK-FM, CA)
Mary Kellett (WERU-FM, ME)
Menachem Vinegrad (Radio Upper Galilee & folkmusicnotebook.com, Israel)
Michael Alzo (WSLU-FM, NY)
Michael Benson (WESU-FM, CT)
Michael Kane (WBRS-FM, MA)
Michael Park (MixCloud & PRX, NY)
Michael S. Stock (WLRN-FM, FL)
Mike Regenstreif (CKCU-FM, ON)
Mitch Park (Radio Kidnappers, New Zealand)
Paul Hartman (WTMD-FM, MD)
Paul Porzio (Cox Cable, VA)
Peter Kernast (WTSR-FM, NJ)
Ray Naylor (WPPM-FM, PA)
Richard Gillmann (KBCS-FM, WA)
Richard Gordon (WRCT-FM & WVUD-FM, PA)
Richard Howard (KZMU-FM, UT)
Robert Resnik (Vermont Public Radio)
Ron Cooke (KTAL-LP, NM)
Steve Edge (CiTR-FM, QC)
Stu Weaver (WFCF-FM, FL)
Susi Lanagan (PBS-FM, Australia)
Taylor Caffery (WRKF-FM, LA)
Terry Moses (KCLC-FM, MO)
Tom Coxworth (CKUA-FM, AB)
Tom Druckenmiller (WDIY-FM & podcast, PA)
Tom Funk (KGLP-FM, NM)
Wanda Fischer (WAMC-FM & syndicated, NY)
Wayne Greene (KEOS-FM, TX)